Post by hammer on Dec 6, 2012 23:48:15 GMT -5
In 1971 at the age of 14 my parents bought me my first barbell set for my birthday. I had been training with Ch ales Atlas' Dynamic Tension course for nearly a year and had been talking about getting a barbell set. Well, they got me one for my birthday. Training was something that I fell in love with and to this day I still train, I would always watch movies, of course, and I remember seeing Bronson in a movie without a shirt and thought, man, he is built. But that was about all I knew about him.
In 1977 I joined the U.S. Army and after Basic Training my first duty station was Ft. Belvoir, Va. I was always quite by nature and I still am and when I was not working or training I'm reading a book. While at a book store not far from the post one weekend I found a biography on none other than Charles Bronson. I bought it and took it back to the barracks and began to read it.
I was struck with what the directors said about Bronson. When on set he kept to himself pretty much. He never showed up late on a location or for his call on take. He never cut up and did all his sences in a minimum amount of time. He was very professional. Directors always liked working with him. I decided right there that I would pattern myself after him. Everything I did while in the army I tried to stay focused on doing the right thing and remain true to my quite demeanor. I remained in the army for 3 enlistments.
To this day I still train and I still live by the code I learned from that book on Bronson. I still watch his movies, I do more than that. I study them. His actions, the way he moves, his facial expressions (few). His direct eyes. How he walks by strangers without acknowledging them (something I have been criticized for but still do).
Even in my training and competitions I have remained true to those principles. I have won two National Championships and set two Worlds Records. And most of it is because of the disposition and focus of Charles Bronson that I read about in that book. Since then I have read everything I can about the man. Two years ago I bought "Charlie and Me" on line. I have always felt a bond with the man and always will.
In 1977 I joined the U.S. Army and after Basic Training my first duty station was Ft. Belvoir, Va. I was always quite by nature and I still am and when I was not working or training I'm reading a book. While at a book store not far from the post one weekend I found a biography on none other than Charles Bronson. I bought it and took it back to the barracks and began to read it.
I was struck with what the directors said about Bronson. When on set he kept to himself pretty much. He never showed up late on a location or for his call on take. He never cut up and did all his sences in a minimum amount of time. He was very professional. Directors always liked working with him. I decided right there that I would pattern myself after him. Everything I did while in the army I tried to stay focused on doing the right thing and remain true to my quite demeanor. I remained in the army for 3 enlistments.
To this day I still train and I still live by the code I learned from that book on Bronson. I still watch his movies, I do more than that. I study them. His actions, the way he moves, his facial expressions (few). His direct eyes. How he walks by strangers without acknowledging them (something I have been criticized for but still do).
Even in my training and competitions I have remained true to those principles. I have won two National Championships and set two Worlds Records. And most of it is because of the disposition and focus of Charles Bronson that I read about in that book. Since then I have read everything I can about the man. Two years ago I bought "Charlie and Me" on line. I have always felt a bond with the man and always will.
